In 2011, the normal energetic feel of my life was a whirlwind of hectic, deranged, non-stop frantic chaos! It felt as though someone had jammed the fast forward button that controlled my life. I had absolutely no clue how to slow down. Shortly after that feeling engulfed me, I was diagnosed with a stage two malignant tumor in my brain in the right temporal lobe. Acknowledging that life wasn’t about to slow down for me, I had a beautiful and empowering realization that I needed to renew! I longed to feel loving vibrancy, as well as inner serenity. Even within

I was 38 and worried sick that Monday afternoon. The previous Friday, my husband of twelve years had texted to inform me he that he was canceling the three-day weekend that we had been planning. Instead, he was going to travel by himself to an undisclosed location for an indeterminate period of time. Then, I heard nothing more from him. In the thick silence of the next three days, I went through all the emotions … disbelief, worry, grief, anger, bargaining with a God I did not pray to, grief, anger, bargaining, disbelief, and then more worry. At 4:01 pm

Now I Experience The World From The Deep Reservoir Of Calm Stillness And Self-Love Within

“There is a place inside you that is not broken or wounded” — Brahmani Liebman “Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of god. It’s always there. Its always in you.” — Maya Angelou Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra changed my ability to relate to myself, my fears and anxiety, and therein my life. Becoming a Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra guide allowed me impact others on a much deeper level. It shifted the focus of my teaching from guiding a yoga practice to doing healing work. Formerly my life was characterized by stress and tension. Diversion,

Yoga and Divine Sleep Helped Me Transition My Career and Step Onto a Path of Love and Healing

Before I practiced Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra I didn’t have a way to completely relax or let everything go. I often did not have an awareness of myself or know what I was feeling. I was simply rushing around in my extremely busy life. I was tense, anxious, and I carried a lot of tightness in my body. I did not always feel confident about myself. Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra allows me to completely relax and let go of everything! I practice when I’m super busy and I need to take time to stop and relax. I put on Jennifer’s

Before I regularly practiced Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra I was caught up rushing a lot and not taking a minute to breathe and be present and to just be ‘me’. I’m a ‘worrier’ and at times have negative thoughts and self-doubt rushing through my head. Just before I first took my first class with Jennifer at Kripalu Center, my husband and three children and I were caught in Hurricane Sandy. We live by the beach and our house was demolished! We had to evacuate and didn’t know what we were coming back to. For a few weeks we were roaming

Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Gave Me A Safe Space To Get To Know Me — And I Really Like Me!

Previously I sought a lot of sources outside myself in my search for balance. I imagined that the key to becoming calm and balanced was in physical exercise. I had been raising two growing kids, changed my career, and was trying to find my way as a yoga instructor and educator, but I had not found the tools to truly connect with myself in a positive way. The last twenty years of my life have been spent managing a preschool and raising my kids. When my youngest one went off to college, I decided to make a big change! My

Before I practiced yoga nidra, I very anxious. It’s really hard for me sometimes to relax and to trust myself. I always want the guidance from other – whether it’s a friend, an older person, a wiser person, a guru, a therapist – an ‘authority’. “I don’t really trust myself. I don’t know what to do. I want advice from other people,” but after practicing Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra, I realized that “This body, and my wisdom, are all right here. It’s inside. It’s always been here, within me!” My constitution is vata – meaning air and ether elements. So

I recently completed Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra teacher training with Jennifer. Yoga nidra is an essential part of my life and the changes in my life are profound. I am more comfortable and allowing of myself. I surrender into a place of beautifully being, rather than needing to do so much. Before discovering yoga nidra, I was a “go-getter” and perfectionist. I easily wound up before bedtime and had difficult sleeping, with resistance of even getting into bed. Going to bed somehow felt like giving up because I felt like I was not accomplishing anything. I fought sleep because it

Waller had been through many upheavals including being her father’s care-giver. She found the practice of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra tremendously assisted in integrating her emotions and reactions, allowing her to feel her true light again as a smiling, radiant being! She is an inspiration for healing through Self-Love and self care. I’ve struggled with depression since I was a little kid, as well as an eating disorder that I almost died from just about five years ago. Thinking I was ‘in recovery’, while I had been malnourished for many years. Following breaking down a few years ago, I put

Lorraine came from Montreal to attend Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher Training in Boston. She was very quiet and thoughtful with the presence of a Buddha – or Buddhess! I was not surprised to find out that she was a meditator. Not only did Divine Sleep help her meditation practice deepen, give her more options of meditations to practice, but helped her to get grounded, confident, and clear in her mind and actions! Originally from England, she has a beautiful accent – imagine being guided in Divine Sleep with an English accent? Beautiful! Here is her story. My life was

I feel stronger and more grounded after a weekend of Five Element Yoga with Jennifer Reis. It was a wonderful opportunity to deeply and completely go within, accept, rejoice and rejuvenate.

Colleen Simo

2015-09-22T06:24:12+00:00

I feel stronger and more grounded after a weekend of Five Element Yoga with Jennifer Reis. It was a wonderful opportunity to deeply and completely go within, accept, rejoice and rejuvenate.

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I feel like a new person…

I feel like a new person after the weekend retreat with Jennifer. Everything was so peaceful and soothing.

Ayse Gurpinar

2015-09-22T06:24:35+00:00

I feel like a new person after the weekend retreat with Jennifer. Everything was so peaceful and soothing.

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I feel validated and empowered…

I feel validated and empowered by Five Element Yoga. The yoga practice itself supported the elements and made them very accessible and meaningful. I dropped into a place of complete self-acceptance and grace.

Beth McLaughlin

2015-09-22T06:25:07+00:00

I feel validated and empowered by Five Element Yoga. The yoga practice itself supported the elements and made them very accessible and meaningful. I dropped into a place of complete self-acceptance and grace.

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The antidote for modern life.

Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra CD’s offer a much needed doorway into a world of profound rest and reconnection with ourselves. Effortlessly, Jennifer Reis leads us out of our scattered and frenetic lives to a place of healing and peace. Yoga nidra is the antidote for modern life. Everyone should do it daily.

Mark Hyman, MD author of the New York Times bestseller, UltraMetabolism

2015-09-22T06:03:17+00:00

Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra CD’s offer a much needed doorway into a world of profound rest and reconnection with ourselves. Effortlessly, Jennifer Reis leads us out of our scattered and frenetic lives to a place of healing and peace. Yoga nidra is the antidote for modern life. Everyone should do it daily.

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Come home to your natural state of balance...

Come home to your natural state of balance and peace with Jennifer's soothing and masterful guidance. I love this CD and use it often.

Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga For Depression

2015-09-22T06:04:56+00:00

Come home to your natural state of balance and peace with Jennifer’s soothing and masterful guidance. I love this CD and use it often.